The Cake Recipe Every Parent Needs

This recipe has been a staple in my household for 5 years running. Every once in a while, you make a recipe that truly changes your life for the better. Now everyone needs an easy, healthy cake recipe. But the reason why this recipe is better than any other, is that it creates the fluffiest, cleanest (paleo and refined sugar free) most versatile tea cake, that you're able to change up according to whatever you want. Craving chocolate? Add some chocolate frosting and chocolate chips. Want to make it a lemon flavour? Add in some lemon juice and lemon zest? Feeling like strawberries and cream? Add in some fresh strawberries to the mix, and top it off with whipped cream and strawberry jam. Everyone needs a go-to tea cake recipe! I hope you love it just as much as I do.

You will need:

• 4 eggs (at room temperature)
• 2/3 cup olive oil (or solidified coconut oil)
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tbsp yogurt (dairy or non-dairy)
• 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
• 3/4 cup coconut flour
• 2 cups almond flour
• 3 tsp baking powder

Method:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 175 degrees C and line your baking tin with parchment paper
2. In one large mixing bowl, combine the oil, water, yogurt, vanilla and eggs
3. In a separate bowl, sieve the flour and baking powder, don't skip the sieving part, as it will ensure there are no lumps (nut flour tends to be lumpy)
4. Combine your wet and dry ingredients well and pour into your dish
5. At this point, if you want to mix up the flavour you can add in additional toppings like chocolate chips / fresh strawberries/lemon juice and lemon zest etc.
6. Bake for 55 minutes

Optional:

If you'd like to make a frosting, our favourite recipe is:

• 280 grams cream cheese
• 1/3 cup date sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• additional flavouring according to your preference - I often add lemon juice and fresh lemon zest for a rich lemon icing